Simon Bisschop
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Simon Bisschop, better known by the Latinized name Simon Episcopius, was a prominent 17th-century Dutch theologian and leading figure of the Remonstrant (Arminian) movement.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Simon Episcopius | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Arminian theologian
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Dutch person ⓘ Remonstrant ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| birthName | Simon Bisschop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1583-01-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1643-04-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Franeker
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University of Leiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| influenced |
Remonstrant Church
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later Arminian theologians ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Jacobus Arminius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
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Latin ⓘ |
| LatinizedName | Simon Episcopius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Arminianism
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Remonstrantism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of Arminian theology
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leading figure of the Remonstrant movement ⓘ |
| notableWorkSubject |
grace
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predestination ⓘ soteriology ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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theologian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Contra-Remonstrants
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orthodox Calvinists in the Dutch Reformed Church ⓘ |
| participantIn | Synod of Dort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Remonstrant minister
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leader of the Remonstrant Church ⓘ professor of theology at the University of Leiden ⓘ |
| religion |
Calvinism
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Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| theologicalView |
affirmation of conditional election based on foreseen faith
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emphasis on human free will in salvation ⓘ possibility of falling from grace ⓘ rejection of strict predestinarianism ⓘ rejection of unconditional election ⓘ |
| wrote |
Apologia pro confessione Remonstrantium
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Confessio sive Declaratio Sententiae Pastorum qui in Foederato Belgio Remonstrantes vocantur NERFINISHED ⓘ Institutiones theologicae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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